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Trump is trying to destroy universities - Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University
Manage episode 476410538 series 32985
Kamran Abbasi interviews Professor Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University and former COVID-19 pandemic advisor to President Biden.
Watch this interview on our YouTube.
Trump’s second term has touched everything in the US political sphere - and health is no exception. With research funding for medicine and science weathering under Trump’s storm of cuts, how can Americans who care about public health and data navigate a course through the swells?
Professor Jha discusses how to resist an anti-vaccine resurgence, and comments on revisionist narratives that drive ill-conceived public health policies.
- 02:20 The MAHA movement and RFK Jnr.
- 07:40 Does evidence still matter?
- 13:35 Trump administration is helping China
- 15:10 Policymaking in Trump’s shadow
- 23:35 Where do universities go from here?
- 28:48 Censorship, research funding and academic freedom
- 33:35 Health inequalities within America
- 36:20 A resurgent anti-vax message
- 41:24 What Ashish’s got wrong about the pandemic response
- 45:31 When is enough for research data?
- 47:14 Future hope and how to pushback in smart ways
Reading list:
Professor Jha’s December 2024 editorial on the Trump admin’s plans for American healthcare coverage
1296 episodes
Manage episode 476410538 series 32985
Kamran Abbasi interviews Professor Ashish Jha, Dean of Public Health at Brown University and former COVID-19 pandemic advisor to President Biden.
Watch this interview on our YouTube.
Trump’s second term has touched everything in the US political sphere - and health is no exception. With research funding for medicine and science weathering under Trump’s storm of cuts, how can Americans who care about public health and data navigate a course through the swells?
Professor Jha discusses how to resist an anti-vaccine resurgence, and comments on revisionist narratives that drive ill-conceived public health policies.
- 02:20 The MAHA movement and RFK Jnr.
- 07:40 Does evidence still matter?
- 13:35 Trump administration is helping China
- 15:10 Policymaking in Trump’s shadow
- 23:35 Where do universities go from here?
- 28:48 Censorship, research funding and academic freedom
- 33:35 Health inequalities within America
- 36:20 A resurgent anti-vax message
- 41:24 What Ashish’s got wrong about the pandemic response
- 45:31 When is enough for research data?
- 47:14 Future hope and how to pushback in smart ways
Reading list:
Professor Jha’s December 2024 editorial on the Trump admin’s plans for American healthcare coverage
1296 episodes
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